The Orion module is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.

Like everyone else, the astronauts who spend months on the International Space Station need some down time. And as it turns ...

When to see NASA’s Artemis astronauts splashdown after their 10-day moon mission, but not before their Orion spacecraft heats to 5,000°F during a 16-minute blackout.

The splashdown will conclude the crew's 685,000 mile flight that began 10 days ago and marked the first manned flight to the ...

Heat endurance will test spacecraft as it rips through the air like a meteor Friday en route to the Pacific Ocean ...

NASA’s historic return to the moon with Artemis II is gonna be a wrap tonight as the Orion spacecraft is on its way to a ...

NASA's Artemis II crew, having traveled farther than any astronauts before, is returning to Earth after a successful mission.

When the Artemis II four-person crew left Earth’s orbit, they were protected by a computing system designed to move beyond simple redundancy (a la the Apollo missions) to a fail-silent architecture.

How will the Artemis II water landing go near California? Here's everything to know before the historic moon mission comes to ...

When the Orion spacecraft returned from its first lunar trip on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, it suffered major damage to the spacecraft’s heat shield coating. That raised ...

Friday is the last day of the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon and back, and it's a jam-packed schedule for the crew ...